This unit contains 86 pages to help you teach about the Solar System. Check out the preview to see thumbnails of the pages that are included.
Included Topics:
-Solar System
-The Sun
-The Planets
-Our Moon and Its Phases
-Other Moons
-Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids
-Black Holes
-Stars
The unit is

Space - Bring your science journal to life using these interactive notebook pages.
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This Next Generation Science unit combines Common Core Reading Informational Text and Writing standards with the Earth's Place in the Universe Next Generation Science Standards. Students will learn information on the sun, moon, earth, and stars, orbits, moon phases, why we have night and day, and w

Phases of the Moon - Grades 2 -4
This is an easy unit to teach the Phases of the Moon without a lot of teacher prep.
This unit includes:
* Teacher Directions - 3 pages of ideas and suggestions to using the unit
* Learn About It - 15 pages to project to teach the skill and concept to your student

This is a complete unit to teach about Objects in the Sky. This was designed for 1st grade, but could easily be adapted for Kindergarten.
This unit also includes a mini-book about the objects in the sky and a pocket chart reverse jeopardy game. All you need to do is print out and cut apart the

What causes day and night?
What causes seasons?
This two day unit is designed to teach or supplement your study on day/night and seasons. It follows Indicators of Achievement {A} and {C} for the Georgia Performance Standards.
S4E2. Students will model the position and motion of the earth in the so

Use this Interactive Notebook as you teach the phases of the moon: students will explain the causes of day and night phases of the moon.
Included:
Day & Night
Title
Essential Questions
K-W-L chart
Vocabulary flip book {BW & Color}
Rotation & Orbit notebook model {BW & Color}
Seasons

This unit is jam-packed with lesson plans, centers, interactive notebook pages, quizzes, homework pages, and MORE!
***Lesson Plan is EDITABLE and is in PowerPoint format***
You can check out the first lesson for free here!
Included in the unit are the following lessons and activities:
Lesson 1

Welcome to Next Generation Science for 1st Grade!
Earth's Place in the Universe, complete unit
This unit is designed to do 2 things:
1) Meet Next Generation Science Standards for 1st Grade: Earth’s Place in the Universe, AND
2) Make your life EASIER!
Included is everything (well, almost everything)

Science Unit on Moon Phases and Planets!
This is a complete unit that includes 40+ pages. The unit includes:
*15 days of detailed lesson plans
*Photographs and instructions for the Moon Phase Lab
*Photographs for the Moon Phase Model activity
*Vocabulary sheet for accessing background knowledge
*Vo

Solar System No-Prep Unit: This unit has been completely updated for 2017! It has been revised and new activities have been added. Check out all that is included!
This unit contains:
- Large fact cards for each planet, the moon, and asteroid belt
- Small fact cards for each planet
- Pocket pattern

"Sun and Moon, A First Grade Exploration into the Sun, Earth and Moon" is a unit that is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards! It contains, explorations, projects, writing pieces, worksheets, graphs, charts, observations, lesson plans, resources and printables! Take the grunt work out

This thematic unit on Space and the Planets includes a rocket ship cover for a writing book, flash cards of the planets, a space helmet mask, astronaut figures, a flip book with information about each planet and much more!
Each page is available as a black and white student reproducible as well as

This mini-unit is only 3-5 days long! It has projectable lessons on both stars and constellations. Included are day-by-day teacher directions, center set-ups, directions, and lab sheets, and a small culminating STEM project on constellations. All that 2nd graders need to know about stars is included

This Next Generation Science Unit focusing on Structure, Function, and Information Processing also addresses Common Core reading and writing skills for informative/explanatory reading and writing. The unit covers the following NGSS standards:
1 - LS1 -1 Use materials to design a solution to a hum

Solar System No-Prep BUNDLE: This BUNDLE has been completely updated for 2017! It has been revised and new activities have been added. Check out all that is included
The unit contains:
- Large fact cards for each planet, the moon, and asteroid belt
- Small fact cards for each planet
- Pocket patte

Solar System Freebie - This FREEBIE is just a small sample of my complete Solar System Unit! The complete unit contains:
- Large fact cards for each planet, the moon, and asteroid belt
- Small fact cards for each planet
- Pocket patterns for large and small fact cards (these can be used in interact

This pack is FULL of activities to fill your Space Unit. This unit focuses on the moon, sun, and Earth.
Please download the preview to get a closer look at what is included.
Here's what's included:
Anchor Chart pieces: Header cards, Focus Questions, Venn-Diagrams, Tree Maps, Moon phases Poster

Explore outer space with your Preschool or Kindergarten kiddos with this set of 10 unique activities!
This unit contains over 50 pages of art, math, and literacy projects, games, and stories!
It includes:
1. Magnet/Felt Board Song and Images
- Five Rocket Ships Went Flying
2. Star Numbe

This is a comprehensive space unit that is designed for kindergarten and first grade students, focusing on literacy and science.
This activity pack includes:
1. I Have, Who Has? Exploring Space Game Activity Includes:
*Pictures and words used in this game include: Earth, Moon, Sun, meteorite, Milky

This book is suitable for elementary school learners. I have used sections of it with each of my children, then 6, 11 and 13. The activities can be adapted to suit either older or younger learners.
The unit contains:
1 Introduction to our Solar System
2 Space Exploration
3 Our Solar System
4 S

Solar System: This bundle contains everything you need for a comprehensive study on the Solar System. It includes over 150 pages with non-fiction texts, student pages, assessments, answer keys, anchor charts, and so much more!
Included:Complete Unit
Non-Fiction Booklet
Research Pack
Anchor Charts

Working with the new NGSS science standards, I created this unit to include the main concepts:
Earth and the Solar System, Patterns in our Solar System, The Brightness of Stars, Shadows, and Solar System and Astronaut Extras.
Ideas include learning about the sun, moon, and Earth through stations

This packet contains numerous activities to use for Solar Eclipse Day on August 21, 2017. All of the activities are geared towards Pre-k and primary grades.
This interactive packet includes 40 pages of fun, including:
A Solar Eclipse Hat
Solar Eclipse Bracelets
Solar Eclipse Writing prompts
Solar

This packet is an great companion to your space unit! It includes:
Black & white planet templates to use for any activity you choose to do in the classroom.
Ordinal Number Planets Center
Label the Planets Worksheet
My Alien Writing Paper
Astronaut Space Camp Activity

This is a complete Project Based Learning (PBL) unit on the 8 major planets in our Solar System. This 4-5 week unit is aligned to both Common Core Standards for writing, speaking and listening, and Arizona State Standards for science and planets. Through this PBL, students will work to select a plan

This Space Unit Bundle has everything you need to teach about space and the universe including the solar system, stars, and galaxies.
This bundle includes my most popular solar system products plus everything else you need to teach students about stars and galaxies. at more than 20% off
Included

Science of Stars Mini Unit
Astronomy Learning Stations
Earth Science
In this Science of the Stars Unit, students will explore the night sky from a scientist’s perspective. Through interactive stations, students will build background knowledge about our closest star, the sun, as well as the stars

This is the 22 Page bundled homework package that chronologically follows my Astronomy Unit that I offer on TpT. This homework bundle includes many short answer questions, draws upon student research, includes fill in the blanks, completes diagrams, games, and more. Also included is the answer key

This is a complete mini-unit for teaching day/night and space! The final product is a student created book with information about all of the things found in the sky in the daytime and nighttime. Text is provided for each page, along with pieces to make items on each page. Included:
-Complete less

Help motivate your students by making the solar system come alive! What you will find:
*An astronaut test (to be given a lesson or two after the unit has been introduced)
*Astronaut license
*Astronaut helmet activity
*Passport
*Hand made passport stamps for each of the planets
*Planet observation

The Solar System Unit has 5 lessons (one free lesson), a 100 slide power point with animations, writing prompts, task cards, centers, student learning maps, activities, and an end of unit assessment! Your kids will love this unit!
I designed all of my "space units" to go along with an interactive a

This presentation Lesson Plan has 41 slides on the following Earths Moon and Solar System Astronomy topics:
Phases of the Moon, Eclipse of the Moon, Eclipse of the Sun, Angular Diameter, Angular Diameter of the Sun, Angular Size and Shape of Orbit, The Tides, The Geometry of Orbits, Calculating Ec

This PowerPoint presentation was designed in collaboration with my Studying with the Stars Astronomy Unit, also available on TPT (just search the title or my name, Chelsea Mobley). It is an in-depth look at constellations in a way that appeals to upper-elementary students and is easily understood. I

NASA Needs Our Help! is a STEM PBL: a full 2-week lesson plan geared towards elementary level students between 2nd and 4th grade. Using the 7E system for full student comprehension, this packet contains everything you need (besides an imagination!) to engage with your students and have a blast while

I created this file to give my students an authentic learning assessment where they use their research gathered about a particular planet to create their own original 20-question game related to their planet. It can be used for students individually or as a partner or group assignment. Language and

This Mega Unit Bundle will cover all of your science planning for the next 6-9 weeks depending on the length of your Science Block. Priced low for a limited time!
This bundle includes all four of my space units for the price of two! The four space units combine for a total of 343 animated power poi

This calendar includes a basic 18 day map for a Solar System unit in 2nd grade. The focus on this unit is the 8 planets, but also includes basic concepts of spacing of planets and rotation and revolution. Some of the specific resources mentioned are not available on TPT because they are are from c

Wow this unit is packed with lots of great stuff for teaching space! There are 136 "pages" included, here's what you'll find:
*PowerPoint on the Solar System {about 41 pages, students use Astronaut Log to record the info}
*PowerPoint on the Earth (Rotating and Revolving) and the *Moon and it's phas

This 7-day project is a fun way for students to learn about the Earth-Sun relationship and the reasons why we experience seasons on Earth. Instead of passively consuming information about why we have seasons, students participating in this project will become members of a geo-hacking company that de

This unit goes along with Magic School Bus: Space Explorers. I integrate it into my science or reading block (depending on time) and includes activities for both subjects!
The pack includes:
- vocabulary cards
- a vocabulary worksheet
- comprehension questions for each chapter (with and without